Question 1

How might critiques of policy outcomes based on insufficiency be part of a larger strategy for claimsmakers?

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Question 2

The role of appellate courts in the social problems process is

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A) large because courts can reject or modify policies that are well supported in other ways. 
B) large because courts create the policies. 
C) moderate because courts can rule on policies but are unlikely to strike down a popular policy. 
D) small because courts hear relatively few cases related to social problems.

Question 3

Choose a policy designed to address a social problem.Briefly describe the policy and at least three categories of critiques applied to the policy.Be sure to state which of the categories of critiques in your text applies to each example.

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Question 4

The claims of original activists or experts are likely to be accepted because

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A) they have connections to other successful activists. 
B) the media are already accustomed to listening to them and will give them good coverage. 
C) both social problems workers and subjects tend to agree with them. 
D) policymakers respect them.

Question 5

When social problems workers critique social policy,they are particularly likely to use __________ as part of their claims.

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A) evidence of organizational activity 
B) critiques of academic research 
C) anecdotal evidence 
D) emotional pleas based on the hardships faced by workers

Question 6

Why is evaluation research not typically used as the final word in determining the effectiveness of programs?

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Question 7

When subjects critique policies,the response is often

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A) skepticism because subjects may have a bias in favor of social problems workers. 
B) acceptance because subjects have direct experience with the policy outcomes. 
C) skepticism because subjects are often poor or uneducated and are seen as unreliable sources. 
D) acceptance because subjects have an interest in seeing the programs operate efficiently.

Question 8

Those who critique a policy's outcomes on the basis that the original construction of the problem was wrong typically argue that the policy is

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A) excessive. 
B) insufficient. 
C) misguided. 
D) elaborate.

Question 9

When subjects critique social policy,they are particularly likely to use __________ as part of their claims.

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A) evidence of organizational activity 
B) critiques of academic research 
C) anecdotal evidence 
D) comparisons to other troubling conditions

Question 10

The term ideology can be used to refer to beliefs or values linked to

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A) a political party. 
B) religious affiliations. 
C) professional affiliations. 
D) all of the above

Question 11

Liberals tend to construct the problem of teen sexuality as a need to encourage safe practices that avoid disease and unplanned pregnancy,while conservatives offer the counterclaim that

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A) teens will have sex no matter what adults say. 
B) efforts to teach safe sex can actually encourage sexual activity. 
C) the real problem is drugs and alcohol. 
D) only parents should teach teens about sex.

Question 12

Typifying examples are examples that

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A) detail the most common way a given situation occurs. 
B) offer a compelling account of the situation. 
C) offer multiple perspectives on an issue. 
D) represent the official or most commonly agreed on account of the situation.

Exam 9: Policy Outcomes